You have to think of Rhaast in this one as Kayn's intrusive thoughts, something that is always and will always be with him, he just might let it out sometimes where he becomes full Rhaast with Kayn still in there
You're technically right, Yone isn't part of the band itself, he's their producer. I personally think he fits quite nicely, he seems like the "mom friend" of the group and the lore about Yasuo being inspired to pursue music because of him is very cute and ties things nicely. Ezreal, Kayn, Aphelios and Sett were pretty much essential for the band because that was the original headcanon made by fans. I really loved Heartsteel for making that headcanon come alive. They're definitely my favorite musical project from Riot and I hope they get more content in the future.
Funny how you compared Sett and K'Sante, cause to me it's literally the other way around. Sett had a great piece in the Paranoia video, both visually and musically, and he carries over his lore quite well with "his mom made his hat" bit. On the other hand, K'Sante, while undoubtably rocking that jacket, appeared visually only during Ezreal's chorus and basically wasn't on the screen during his own singing part of the video (not to mention, the voice doesn't really match the character). So, to me, K'Sante was just a second Sett, not the other way around like it was described here.
Yeah I like how Nicky said "As the leader of the group" and Riot can say K'sante is supposedly the leader all they want. But they made Ezreal and Kayn the star and front of the entire band, K'sante does not feel like the leader what so ever LOL
@@mamastory3507 I actually disagree, Kayn and Ezreal are the focus but that does not mean leaders. Kayn very much has this independent-ish vibe to him that makes him stand out but he doesn't have leader qualities, and the same goes for Ezreal, the one-hit-wonder turned band member naturally gets a lot of exposure but he clearly isn't the one holding the reins. I think actually Yone has the most leader potential but he's their producer, so he's out. K'sante doesn't feel much like a leader but neither do the other two.
I agree K’sante doesn’t feel like the leader but if we are going off of boyband/kpop group steteotypes - Kayn doesn’t fit it either. As usually the leaders are more about putting their younger sometimes more energetic members in the spotlight more often - my example is Stray Kidz - the leader always boosts his team and doesnt usually have the clippable/ear-catching verses as the non leaders do
I personally love the whole line and Heartsteel as a whole. I like to play as every champ here so seeing them all be in a band and have great personalities of them working together is really nice. With the Kayn/Rhaast dynamic, I think it’s meant to be some kind of schizophrenic experience for Kayn where Rhaast is his alternate personality that interacts with him
Yeah i like the dynamic with Kayn/Rhaast where neither side takes over the other they still exist and talk to each other through out the game even if you go Shadow Assassin or Red Kayne (aka Rhaast)
It's straight up confirmed by people who worked on it that Rhaast and Kayn are in a classic deal with the devil for music skills scenario. Kayn's eye is red and their skin is literally purple when Rhaast takes over. It's just nice to see them as buddies rather than the usual frenemies dynamic.
i love heartsteel kayn and i think rhaast is kayn's "the voices™" personified so him taking over is kinda like a personality switch. Bro has a bit of a screw loose, nothing new. Others also thought that rhaast might be still an actual demon who gives kayn his music talent and in exchange kayn must let him let loose sometimes
I was hoping rhaast would have a completely different genre of music, something I noticed with kayn skins is that, besides soul hunter, they are always part of different skin lines, odyssey is a mix of dark star and galaxy slayer, nightbringer is a mix of both night and dawn, and snow moon is a mix of blood and snow moon. So I was hoping this one would be the same, having Shadow assassin being completely heartsteel and have rhaast be something different (maybe pentakill, he has a guitar and smashes it in his recall for god sake). But the version we got is still pretty good.
one idea that i had was, if aphelios was the legendary, to Alune be a vocaloid created by aphelios or something remixing the songs, aphelios can't sing so it would be pretty cool
@@user-fc7st1nu9m Yes, but as an alternate universe version of a character who deosn't even appear in the game, making Alune a sentient AI would work. I can't remember if that's what they did for his pulsefire skin in LoR.
Tbh, I love this band; they feel more down-to-earth overall from what they showed in their backstory. They're basically a group of guys who all failed in their solo careers and ended up making things work pretty well together. (Also, loved the bloopers video. Gave me vibes of old Pixar movie credits bloopers) Maybe I just have a soft spot for failboys, to borrow the term.
You are definetly not alone on that one. I like them so much more than KDA for example. Just alone their ingame taunts, especially Kayns, are quite close to the community. Fanboy over Pentalkill and not really knowing about true damage (Even I forgot about them for a moment). Of course the rivalry with KDA is something I hope to be explored in the future. Also its kinda funny how their music video was "low budget" in the lore since they just raided that warehouse on a movie set, while KDA had such a high budget for theirs in the lore. Yet in reality its the other way around lmao
I have the opposite feelings on Sett and K'Sante. Sett felt much more natural than K'Sante as a member of a boy band and I love his attitude in the music video
Imo heartsteel is the best band because (and this might just be me) they feel like an actual group... if you watch all the music videos I think heartsteel gives you the best incite on what these characters are, in both k/da and true damage the group is separate until the big dances or the end whilst with heartsteel they are always vibing together.
this is my take, too. as much as i ADORE k/da, it feels like they just kinda co-exist alongside each other with ahri as the standout. the only real glimpse we got into them as "girls being girls" was 1 moment in the 'more' mv where akali nudges seraphine (around 3:25) and then a couple of promotional images on social media where they're together as a band. hopefully they take what they learned is working for heartsteel and incorporate it into future k/da and true damage content. those bands lack a lot of life, sadly.
to be honest a lot of kpop mvs look like more and pop/stars in the way that’s it’s just individual scenes and dance scenes so maybe that’s why it looks like that
Absolutely not my style but I've learned to love these skins because of the music video. I'd argue that while maybe the music isn't as good as the previous bands, the clear dynamic between The Boys depicted through the storytelling in the music video makes them far more entertaining as characters than KD/A and Pentakill ever were. The skins aren't brilliant by any means but I can look at the more mediocre ones like Sett, remember some kind of funny interaction or moment he had in the music video and it brings a smile to my face. I really love this goofy bunch.
I think Aphelios' makes sense in a metaphorical sense. He's the producer, multi-instrumentalist virtuoso of the group, and that gets represented by him handling a shitload of different weapons (instruments) very well. Maybe they could've made the weapons resemble instruments more but I think it works
To be honest, I've been waiting so long for a new skin for Aphelios and for the first time hearing about him being included in this skineline,I was so happy because many wanted to see the emo boy theme .That's good , visually speaking it's good ,but I cannot forget the audio ,there was sooooooo much potential for Aphelios/Alune interactions(in the voice call Aphelios spoke so he's not completely mute), that's the only thing that bugs me , we've seen her in the splash art ,yet no new voice lines....is it only me?
No your not alone i have been hoping they'd get a new voice lines i have been dying to see their sibling dynamic , also in this universe aphelios had a sergery in his vocal shords and can't make his voice louder than whisper and during interviews he whispers for alune to speak for him so she's still very much he's "voice"
Didn't he shout "Guys" during the discord call of the group when they were arguing about what to do in the video?(right before Yone said "Look , Aphelios is typing)
At the very least, Riot learned from how Seraphine was handled initially and rather than setting the band up as something entirely different and detached from Riot altogether It was an “account takeover”, with the band hijacking the Riot Music account and just vibing. It was clear it was a marketing stunt and I actually really enjoyed watching it all play out, even with Kayne apparently sneaking back on and doing more after it was already supposed to have ended As usual, the true issue ended up being the handful of fans who got a smidge too enthusiastic about it
One thing that would improve Heartsteel Yone would be making him the visual effects guy of the group. Then there would be actual contrast between him and True Damage Yasuo. But no, doing th e same thing twice is way easier so they had to do it.
Unrelated to the skins, but I love the editing on this video. Your editing being great is expected, but I burst out laughing multiple times on this one and reminded a bunch just to laugh again. I love your work, Mr Boi!
I love Sett's skin. I love the character in the band and everything but also the skin in game. I love that he is just wearing like casual clothes that wouldn't really fit on the rift, and that he just looks good on them. Like Ezreal, the skins are quite simple/basic but I like that aesthetic in this theme. Also what makes Sett skin is the sound, the q and aa sound is impeccable, it feels really nice to hit opponents and hear the music. I tried both soulfighther and heartsteel sett in pbe to decide which one I preferred, and soulfighter ended up being quite overwhelming and a bit messy. Heartsteel is simple but clean, and truly fits imo.
"What are your thoughts on the new skinline and boyband" Well... I totally haven't been listening to Paranoia nonstop throughout everything I do since it came out, not while bathing, not while sleeping, not while cooking, not while working, not while at school, not while gaming... Yeah.
The idea of Rhaast being Kayn's on stage alter ego or intrusive thoughts (still not sure which one it actually is), is so interesting and honestly, I dig it. I'm just glad we got another Kayn Legendary because that means we get to hear more of Robbie Daymond killing it with his performances, mans a legend and I will never get tired of hearing more of him!
I really was waiting for this, I agree I find it weird having base kaon VO when Rhaast but I have looked past it as being almost like having multiple personalities or intrusive thoughts so it works out. But I think the slight animation changes shown are great and the skin is very nice
If I was still 13 I would probably go too deep into this stan culture but since I'm an adult now I can view it as a way to truly satisfy the calls for a boyband like K/DA. I enjoy it a lot but it does involve a lot of my favorite male characters so I understand my bias. I like the song too but I've been a Baekhyun fan for years so...
Not the Sett and Yone slander... Sett was one of the most expected champions to be made part of the boy band!!! In any case, K'sante was definitely the surprise! And even then, Sett and Ksante have very different personalities. While K'sante is cheerful, but he is the more responsible and reliable one, he is the kind of guy you go ask for advice, or ask for help when you need it. Sett is way more goofy and chaotic, a lot more of a showoff, very dumb, but charming! Heartsteel does such a good job at writing the personalities, relationships and interactions between all these characters that no one feels out of place. Yone is as indispensable of a member as all of the other guys, he is a lot more quiet than the rest, yes, but in a very different way that aphelios is. Yone is the mom of the group, the one that keeps everyone (especially Kayn) in check, the true brain of Heartsteel!!! The characters that Heartsteel build are so full of personality and life, and that's just something that all of the other bands don't have. They are chaotic, fun, and full of joyous whimsy. Is such a shame that you don't enjoy them that much, but I guess it just isn't for everyone.
I always thought Yone wasn't actually just pulled out of a hat for this skin since this is supposed to be Ocean Song Yone, but moving to greater projects since he vibes with the team. (he's even still a DJ!) Turns out that's a whole different universe and I'm stupid
That wouldve been perfect tbh Imagine sera in that skinline was after her collab with kda and went on a summer cruise where yone was inspired by her to create/join a band with his dj skills
Heartsteel makes me very happy because i had had the exact same idea last year. Before the avalanche of skins of 2023, I told my bf that it would be cool to have a boyband skinline, so my fav champions could have pretty skins. My idea was more inspired by western 90s-00s boybands, specifically over Turning Red's 4town, so i had imagined white uniforms and ultra cheesy music. First i had thought about it over Sett, my little meow meow, who would be the muscle boy; Aphelios would be the Sentimental one, then to add more champions with less cute skins I added Kayn who would be the Bad Boy, and Gragas would be the Producer/manager(very Big Time Rush now that I think about it). The idea was to include champions that hadnt had skins too recently. What im missing from Heartsteel in particular is dancing. KDA blessed us with many choreos, and i was hoping to see dancing emotes, maybe to see something fresh instead of Sett's classic crunches.
Man, I was hoping for Taric get in this line, he is a perfect fit for a boy band with his muscles and beauty, and he can represent what Yone represents in this line--- being the guardian and mama bear of the group. Plus if you really want a GAY relationship you can always have Taric/Ezreal........right, that was a thing.......I´m old (existential crisis)
@@felipecouto1102I do wonder if they aren’t hinting at agaric being gay nowadays. If I recall correctly, it seems to be the case in LoR though I may be wrong (And maybe in Neeko’s quotes too from what I remember)
@@felipecouto1102 You are right in that, but the community in the early days (even after rework of Taric and Ezreal) made Taric/Ezreal a thing, like they did with Sett/Aphelios
@@olgurrogmir Yeah, thats what I meant with nowadays - because I dont remember people legitimely shipping the two outside of dispareging jokes back in the day. Now its just like Sett and Aphelios, two tropes that people like together.
Literally no one remember pentakill, even if they are the most popular rivaled only by kda (kpop sucks grow up cringeass) and its so sad to see that man, hope we get a 4th run soon
I mean, the Kayn/Rhaast dynamic is portrayed as a mix of Rhaast being his stage persona and his intrusive thoughts. For all that Heartsteel Kayn is fun, sane he probably isn’t.
Alright hear me out, what if Kayn was a Pentakill fan outside of being part of Heartsteel, and his Rhaast side would be his metalhead part and when he turns into red form he becomes a Pentakill fan (kinda like what they did with Snowmoon Rhaast being a Bloodmoon, or Odissey Rhaast being a Dark Star). Might be a bit confusing and not too seeling for the boybands skins tho, but could've been fun
3:19 I like to think that Fifth Age Taric is some sort of pop icon, since you can see DJ Sona in the splash art Background. So it could probably still work.
on god i just imagined in this universe rhaast was an actual ALTER in kayns brain, like as in having did or osdd, but thats just my headcanon honestly since the two interact and swap between whoevers in control like switching out whoevers fronting, since alters can communicate with each other inside the body
but tbh as a tobi lou fan him being the voice of ksante made me more intrigued than anything else, tobi is a really cool musician and i hope more people get to know him through heartsteel!
They seem much more down to earth compared to all the other music groups Riot created, maybe I should just be concerned about the music but the way the characters are presented seem so much more friendly and welcoming as opposed to "haha look at us we are divine/have-an-actual-god(ess)-complex/too-cool-for-school" (I think thats the correct order) which, in Pentakills case is kinda fun and engaging but the others dont seem to be played for laughs (am I missing something?). Out of the members of KDA and True Damage I guess I can forgive Eves character since she is easy to understand because she is a little bit like her base version, and I might forgive Yasuo cause even if he doesnt do anything he got a genuinely really cool skin out of it, but everyone else? Hollow is the word that comes to mind, that and forgettable. I realise they are just supposed to be stereotypes but I kinda wish that wasnt the only thing they were. Music is still pretty fire obviously Riot music is on top of their game.
This video reminded me of the Men go in clip, and I love it more than I did. Oh yeah, the skins are cool too. Phel and Ez have gotta be my favorite for sound design reasons.
Ik its sounds dumb but i hope we get a punk rock theme band sometime. Think style and personality of misfits and the aesthetics and music of the gorillaz.
Heartsteel Sett makes me question my sexuality a little bit Anyway Heartsteel is probably my second favorite band after Pentakill, not because of the music (don't get me wrong though, Paranoia fucking SLAPS), but because of the character dynamics. I love watching these five himbos and Yone fucking around and messing with each other, they feel like an actual group of friends.
My first theory as to how thye were going to introduce some sort of "narrative" within the Kayn skin was that Rhaast would be the form he adopted if he decided to leave the band to pursue a solo carreer while Shadow Assassin was him embracing Heartsteel to the fullest and becoming the fan favorite. But "intrusive thoughts Rhaast" is a pretty fun codnept, I have to admit.
1:56 aphelios on the green mask honestly made me laugh more than it should and i don't know why 😂? Make me think he and alune would look great in a crime city nightmare skin and a mafia suit and make alune the mafia leader
I would like to play Devils Advocate and say that Ahri got her Spirit Blossom Legendary one month before her KDA All Out skin, so Sett getting HEARTSTEEL 3 months after Soul Fighter isn’t the most egregious example… but yeah other champions probably should’ve gotten more skins instead
Ezreal has a legendary, Yone has multiple legendaries, Kayn has a legendary, Sett has a legendary, K'sante is too new, Aphelios doesn't have a legendary. So obviously that means give Kayn another legendary.
Ngl, I really thing Aphelios if haf gotten the legendary skin treatment, it would've been so sick. Even have more interaction(even if he can't talk) with alune in his emotes or something. You know, something to make the skin feel alive. Don't get me wrong, it looks cool. But idk. Heck I'm sure all the other band skins have different dance emotes to their base skin. When I say band skins, I mean true dmg and kda.
I feel like Kayn could've gone down the Slipping Musician Road, with one of his Transformations having references to substance abuse and selfdestructive behaviour, with the other transformation being him leaving the Showbiz and becoming a... family man, occasional Karaoke singer sort-of guy.
Ezreal and Aphelios (safe for his stash of weapons) are amazing. Kayn is pretty funny if you think about their banter is just him talking to himself like a schizo (like Tenma and Albino LMFAO) Sett is there. K'sante looks cool, and finally who's the last one?
Sett is my most played champ. Morde and Fiddle are the only ones coming close. but even as a Sett main I gotta say, give the boy some room to breathe riot. like damn he gets skins so often. i feel bad for other champs who rarely get skins
"If they are the same person completely separate entities,¿Why are they still talking to each other?" I do that with my subconscious, so that's just funny not a real deal breaker
You have to think of Rhaast in this one as Kayn's intrusive thoughts, something that is always and will always be with him, he just might let it out sometimes where he becomes full Rhaast with Kayn still in there
I love Heartsteel Kayn , and that just makes it better.
It's just his gay inner voice.
or schizophrenia
Sounds like schizo
@@lordsolaire6202Kayn: You can't catch me gay thoughs.
Rhaast: Are you sure about that
You're technically right, Yone isn't part of the band itself, he's their producer. I personally think he fits quite nicely, he seems like the "mom friend" of the group and the lore about Yasuo being inspired to pursue music because of him is very cute and ties things nicely.
Ezreal, Kayn, Aphelios and Sett were pretty much essential for the band because that was the original headcanon made by fans. I really loved Heartsteel for making that headcanon come alive. They're definitely my favorite musical project from Riot and I hope they get more content in the future.
Funny how you compared Sett and K'Sante, cause to me it's literally the other way around. Sett had a great piece in the Paranoia video, both visually and musically, and he carries over his lore quite well with "his mom made his hat" bit. On the other hand, K'Sante, while undoubtably rocking that jacket, appeared visually only during Ezreal's chorus and basically wasn't on the screen during his own singing part of the video (not to mention, the voice doesn't really match the character). So, to me, K'Sante was just a second Sett, not the other way around like it was described here.
FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT
Yeah I like how Nicky said "As the leader of the group" and Riot can say K'sante is supposedly the leader all they want. But they made Ezreal and Kayn the star and front of the entire band, K'sante does not feel like the leader what so ever LOL
@@mamastory3507 I actually disagree, Kayn and Ezreal are the focus but that does not mean leaders. Kayn very much has this independent-ish vibe to him that makes him stand out but he doesn't have leader qualities, and the same goes for Ezreal, the one-hit-wonder turned band member naturally gets a lot of exposure but he clearly isn't the one holding the reins. I think actually Yone has the most leader potential but he's their producer, so he's out. K'sante doesn't feel much like a leader but neither do the other two.
Ksante was singing along with Ez in the second part of the chorus
I agree K’sante doesn’t feel like the leader but if we are going off of boyband/kpop group steteotypes - Kayn doesn’t fit it either. As usually the leaders are more about putting their younger sometimes more energetic members in the spotlight more often - my example is Stray Kidz - the leader always boosts his team and doesnt usually have the clippable/ear-catching verses as the non leaders do
I personally love the whole line and Heartsteel as a whole. I like to play as every champ here so seeing them all be in a band and have great personalities of them working together is really nice.
With the Kayn/Rhaast dynamic, I think it’s meant to be some kind of schizophrenic experience for Kayn where Rhaast is his alternate personality that interacts with him
Yeah i like the dynamic with Kayn/Rhaast where neither side takes over the other they still exist and talk to each other through out the game even if you go Shadow Assassin or Red Kayne (aka Rhaast)
Yes kayn is just straight up delulu in this skin and tis hilarious
It's straight up confirmed by people who worked on it that Rhaast and Kayn are in a classic deal with the devil for music skills scenario. Kayn's eye is red and their skin is literally purple when Rhaast takes over. It's just nice to see them as buddies rather than the usual frenemies dynamic.
Ooooh that's why! Thank you. I would love to read a source.
@@TibbaryZal(2) source?
@@timothissimo I mean a source of the claim "people who worked on it said that Rhaast and Kayn are in a classic deal with the devil" kinda thing
@@TibbaryZal yeah idk why u corrected me i also wanted a source thats why i typed "(2)" lol
i love heartsteel kayn and i think rhaast is kayn's "the voices™" personified so him taking over is kinda like a personality switch. Bro has a bit of a screw loose, nothing new. Others also thought that rhaast might be still an actual demon who gives kayn his music talent and in exchange kayn must let him let loose sometimes
I was hoping rhaast would have a completely different genre of music, something I noticed with kayn skins is that, besides soul hunter, they are always part of different skin lines, odyssey is a mix of dark star and galaxy slayer, nightbringer is a mix of both night and dawn, and snow moon is a mix of blood and snow moon. So I was hoping this one would be the same, having Shadow assassin being completely heartsteel and have rhaast be something different (maybe pentakill, he has a guitar and smashes it in his recall for god sake). But the version we got is still pretty good.
@@CuckooCocoaI completly agree, I literally posted a comment saying the same thing lol
one idea that i had was, if aphelios was the legendary, to Alune be a vocaloid created by aphelios or something remixing the songs, aphelios can't sing so it would be pretty cool
thank you i was thinking the same thing. like honest, i felt it wasted potential not doing much with alune
But I feel like that'd invalidate Alune tho, no? She is still person and Aphelios' sister
@@user-fc7st1nu9m Yes, but as an alternate universe version of a character who deosn't even appear in the game, making Alune a sentient AI would work. I can't remember if that's what they did for his pulsefire skin in LoR.
"3 years since our last music performance"
*Sad Pentakill Noises*
Sona smashing her instrument with her head noises
Tbh, I love this band; they feel more down-to-earth overall from what they showed in their backstory.
They're basically a group of guys who all failed in their solo careers and ended up making things work pretty well together. (Also, loved the bloopers video. Gave me vibes of old Pixar movie credits bloopers)
Maybe I just have a soft spot for failboys, to borrow the term.
You are definetly not alone on that one. I like them so much more than KDA for example. Just alone their ingame taunts, especially Kayns, are quite close to the community. Fanboy over Pentalkill and not really knowing about true damage (Even I forgot about them for a moment). Of course the rivalry with KDA is something I hope to be explored in the future.
Also its kinda funny how their music video was "low budget" in the lore since they just raided that warehouse on a movie set, while KDA had such a high budget for theirs in the lore. Yet in reality its the other way around lmao
I have the opposite feelings on Sett and K'Sante.
Sett felt much more natural than K'Sante as a member of a boy band and I love his attitude in the music video
Imo heartsteel is the best band because (and this might just be me) they feel like an actual group... if you watch all the music videos I think heartsteel gives you the best incite on what these characters are, in both k/da and true damage the group is separate until the big dances or the end whilst with heartsteel they are always vibing together.
this is my take, too. as much as i ADORE k/da, it feels like they just kinda co-exist alongside each other with ahri as the standout. the only real glimpse we got into them as "girls being girls" was 1 moment in the 'more' mv where akali nudges seraphine (around 3:25) and then a couple of promotional images on social media where they're together as a band. hopefully they take what they learned is working for heartsteel and incorporate it into future k/da and true damage content. those bands lack a lot of life, sadly.
Na you’re honestly right I though the same thing
Lil bro gonna pretend pentakill doesn't exist.
I wish we saw less of them driving cars and more of them using their powers
to be honest a lot of kpop mvs look like more and pop/stars in the way that’s it’s just individual scenes and dance scenes so maybe that’s why it looks like that
Rhaast is 100% just his intrusive thoughts voiced out loud.
4:30 I chose interpret Rhaast as Kayns intrusive thoughts and find that it makes the skin 100x funnier
Absolutely not my style but I've learned to love these skins because of the music video. I'd argue that while maybe the music isn't as good as the previous bands, the clear dynamic between The Boys depicted through the storytelling in the music video makes them far more entertaining as characters than KD/A and Pentakill ever were. The skins aren't brilliant by any means but I can look at the more mediocre ones like Sett, remember some kind of funny interaction or moment he had in the music video and it brings a smile to my face. I really love this goofy bunch.
This. Also that Heartsteel had bloopers, like those old pixar movies, makes them my favourite of the 4 bands, even though I didn't vibe with the music
Sett had to be there by default, he's aphelios' boyfriend.
As someone who has been playing Kayn since release it's actually nice to have a skin where you can hear both voices in either form.
I think Aphelios' makes sense in a metaphorical sense. He's the producer, multi-instrumentalist virtuoso of the group, and that gets represented by him handling a shitload of different weapons (instruments) very well. Maybe they could've made the weapons resemble instruments more but I think it works
To be honest, I've been waiting so long for a new skin for Aphelios and for the first time hearing about him being included in this skineline,I was so happy because many wanted to see the emo boy theme .That's good , visually speaking it's good ,but I cannot forget the audio ,there was sooooooo much potential for Aphelios/Alune interactions(in the voice call Aphelios spoke so he's not completely mute), that's the only thing that bugs me , we've seen her in the splash art ,yet no new voice lines....is it only me?
No your not alone i have been hoping they'd get a new voice lines i have been dying to see their sibling dynamic , also in this universe aphelios had a sergery in his vocal shords and can't make his voice louder than whisper and during interviews he whispers for alune to speak for him so she's still very much he's "voice"
when did he spoke?
Didn't he shout "Guys" during the discord call of the group when they were arguing about what to do in the video?(right before Yone said "Look , Aphelios is typing)
@@leonthewhitewolf3995He wasnt the one who spoke. Aphelios is mute in this TL too
@@felipecouto1102 actually he did speak ,his discord icone got green lit which means he said something (I rewatched the video to be sure)
The ghostwriter line was pure comedy gold😂
At first I didn't know how to feel about them but thanks to the amazing music video I've grown to love these goofy goobers
At the very least, Riot learned from how Seraphine was handled initially and rather than setting the band up as something entirely different and detached from Riot altogether
It was an “account takeover”, with the band hijacking the Riot Music account and just vibing. It was clear it was a marketing stunt and I actually really enjoyed watching it all play out, even with Kayne apparently sneaking back on and doing more after it was already supposed to have ended
As usual, the true issue ended up being the handful of fans who got a smidge too enthusiastic about it
BUYING KAYN THE SECOND HE DROPS IN 30 MINUTES LMAO
as the target audience of this skin line i am very happy
One thing that would improve Heartsteel Yone would be making him the visual effects guy of the group. Then there would be actual contrast between him and True Damage Yasuo. But no, doing th e same thing twice is way easier so they had to do it.
Honestly watching the video I thought that's what he was.
Unrelated to the skins, but I love the editing on this video. Your editing being great is expected, but I burst out laughing multiple times on this one and reminded a bunch just to laugh again.
I love your work, Mr Boi!
I love Sett's skin. I love the character in the band and everything but also the skin in game. I love that he is just wearing like casual clothes that wouldn't really fit on the rift, and that he just looks good on them. Like Ezreal, the skins are quite simple/basic but I like that aesthetic in this theme. Also what makes Sett skin is the sound, the q and aa sound is impeccable, it feels really nice to hit opponents and hear the music. I tried both soulfighther and heartsteel sett in pbe to decide which one I preferred, and soulfighter ended up being quite overwhelming and a bit messy. Heartsteel is simple but clean, and truly fits imo.
Tobias screaming MEEEEEEEEEEEN put randomly in the video is just tradition at this point and i love it
"What are your thoughts on the new skinline and boyband"
Well... I totally haven't been listening to Paranoia nonstop throughout everything I do since it came out, not while bathing, not while sleeping, not while cooking, not while working, not while at school, not while gaming... Yeah.
The idea of Rhaast being Kayn's on stage alter ego or intrusive thoughts (still not sure which one it actually is), is so interesting and honestly, I dig it. I'm just glad we got another Kayn Legendary because that means we get to hear more of Robbie Daymond killing it with his performances, mans a legend and I will never get tired of hearing more of him!
Yeah, I didn't like the skin but I was glad we get to hear more of Robbie Daymond. Man has a really cool voice.
@@maxeniteTHAT’S MY GOAT ROBBIE DAYMOND?! I knew he sounded familiar!
@@navisakura7374 Yeah. He is the VA of Kayn. Thank god they didn't change the VA.
I really was waiting for this, I agree I find it weird having base kaon VO when Rhaast but I have looked past it as being almost like having multiple personalities or intrusive thoughts so it works out. But I think the slight animation changes shown are great and the skin is very nice
1:53 He is that one quiet kid in class...and Phel was is will be perfect manifestation of that quiet kid
Holy shit that's dark, gave me a nice laugh though
If I was still 13 I would probably go too deep into this stan culture but since I'm an adult now I can view it as a way to truly satisfy the calls for a boyband like K/DA. I enjoy it a lot but it does involve a lot of my favorite male characters so I understand my bias. I like the song too but I've been a Baekhyun fan for years so...
Not the Sett and Yone slander... Sett was one of the most expected champions to be made part of the boy band!!! In any case, K'sante was definitely the surprise! And even then, Sett and Ksante have very different personalities. While K'sante is cheerful, but he is the more responsible and reliable one, he is the kind of guy you go ask for advice, or ask for help when you need it. Sett is way more goofy and chaotic, a lot more of a showoff, very dumb, but charming! Heartsteel does such a good job at writing the personalities, relationships and interactions between all these characters that no one feels out of place. Yone is as indispensable of a member as all of the other guys, he is a lot more quiet than the rest, yes, but in a very different way that aphelios is. Yone is the mom of the group, the one that keeps everyone (especially Kayn) in check, the true brain of Heartsteel!!!
The characters that Heartsteel build are so full of personality and life, and that's just something that all of the other bands don't have. They are chaotic, fun, and full of joyous whimsy. Is such a shame that you don't enjoy them that much, but I guess it just isn't for everyone.
I always thought Yone wasn't actually just pulled out of a hat for this skin since this is supposed to be Ocean Song Yone, but moving to greater projects since he vibes with the team. (he's even still a DJ!)
Turns out that's a whole different universe and I'm stupid
That wouldve been perfect tbh
Imagine sera in that skinline was after her collab with kda and went on a summer cruise where yone was inspired by her to create/join a band with his dj skills
As a Sett main I felt that 5/10
When I saw this announcement I said, out loud, "how is there no Taric?" It's the most no brainer- goddamnit Riot
i like the idea of rhaast just being kayn's intrusive thoughts
Another great review, sir NickelBack
Heartsteel makes me very happy because i had had the exact same idea last year. Before the avalanche of skins of 2023, I told my bf that it would be cool to have a boyband skinline, so my fav champions could have pretty skins. My idea was more inspired by western 90s-00s boybands, specifically over Turning Red's 4town, so i had imagined white uniforms and ultra cheesy music. First i had thought about it over Sett, my little meow meow, who would be the muscle boy; Aphelios would be the Sentimental one, then to add more champions with less cute skins I added Kayn who would be the Bad Boy, and Gragas would be the Producer/manager(very Big Time Rush now that I think about it). The idea was to include champions that hadnt had skins too recently.
What im missing from Heartsteel in particular is dancing. KDA blessed us with many choreos, and i was hoping to see dancing emotes, maybe to see something fresh instead of Sett's classic crunches.
Man, I was hoping for Taric get in this line, he is a perfect fit for a boy band with his muscles and beauty, and he can represent what Yone represents in this line--- being the guardian and mama bear of the group.
Plus if you really want a GAY relationship you can always have Taric/Ezreal........right, that was a thing.......I´m old (existential crisis)
Taric was never homossexual tho, neither was Ez. Although nowadays is more wholesome, it just began as a poor taste "haha GAAAAY" meme.
@@felipecouto1102I do wonder if they aren’t hinting at agaric being gay nowadays. If I recall correctly, it seems to be the case in LoR though I may be wrong (And maybe in Neeko’s quotes too from what I remember)
@@felipecouto1102 You are right in that, but the community in the early days (even after rework of Taric and Ezreal) made Taric/Ezreal a thing, like they did with Sett/Aphelios
@@olgurrogmir Yeah, thats what I meant with nowadays - because I dont remember people legitimely shipping the two outside of dispareging jokes back in the day.
Now its just like Sett and Aphelios, two tropes that people like together.
@@olgurrogmirSett and aphelios are lovers in two skin series. Ezreal isn't gay he loves lux
Sett and aphelios were already a couple in the spirit blossom universe
Wait, I thought Yone was their producer more than their DJ.
The fact that, no matter the continuity, Rhaast will always be an absolute shitter to Kayne grants me the deepest of impish joys XD
Cant wait for bee skin review
That vel'koz skin is absolute genius
can't wait to see more songs from this band and more skins, I hope people love it as much as kda, had the song on repeat the day it came out
"3 years since our last music performance" Didn't lost chapter happen 2 years ago or that doesn't count?
Literally no one remember pentakill, even if they are the most popular rivaled only by kda (kpop sucks grow up cringeass) and its so sad to see that man, hope we get a 4th run soon
I mean, the Kayn/Rhaast dynamic is portrayed as a mix of Rhaast being his stage persona and his intrusive thoughts. For all that Heartsteel Kayn is fun, sane he probably isn’t.
Alright hear me out, what if Kayn was a Pentakill fan outside of being part of Heartsteel, and his Rhaast side would be his metalhead part and when he turns into red form he becomes a Pentakill fan (kinda like what they did with Snowmoon Rhaast being a Bloodmoon, or Odissey Rhaast being a Dark Star).
Might be a bit confusing and not too seeling for the boybands skins tho, but could've been fun
3:19 I like to think that Fifth Age Taric is some sort of pop icon, since you can see DJ Sona in the splash art Background. So it could probably still work.
5:20 PLEASE SOMEONE TELL ME WHERE "MEN GO IN, MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!!!" COMES FROM!!!!!!
on god i just imagined in this universe rhaast was an actual ALTER in kayns brain, like as in having did or osdd, but thats just my headcanon honestly since the two interact and swap between whoevers in control like switching out whoevers fronting, since alters can communicate with each other inside the body
but tbh as a tobi lou fan him being the voice of ksante made me more intrigued than anything else, tobi is a really cool musician and i hope more people get to know him through heartsteel!
MEN GO IN !! MEN GO INNNNNNN !!!!
ALSO MY BOY EKKO GOT THE JHIN TREATMENT I AM IN TEARS
curse the whales and riot corpos
@@x-nimator9997 the whales will go down in league's history in the worst way possible in the eyes of the community
1:24 I love how Nicky added in a Gorillaz reference, tho he did forget to mention that Jack Black was in that video
I don't play k'sante...yet, but I really like his skin from this line. It's the perfect balance of attractive and cool for me.
thank you for speaking on the injustice done to taric, i knew it was over once they made space groove but it still hurts
thank you nickboyyt for the midriff shot at the start
They seem much more down to earth compared to all the other music groups Riot created, maybe I should just be concerned about the music but the way the characters are presented seem so much more friendly and welcoming as opposed to "haha look at us we are divine/have-an-actual-god(ess)-complex/too-cool-for-school" (I think thats the correct order) which, in Pentakills case is kinda fun and engaging but the others dont seem to be played for laughs (am I missing something?).
Out of the members of KDA and True Damage I guess I can forgive Eves character since she is easy to understand because she is a little bit like her base version, and I might forgive Yasuo cause even if he doesnt do anything he got a genuinely really cool skin out of it, but everyone else? Hollow is the word that comes to mind, that and forgettable. I realise they are just supposed to be stereotypes but I kinda wish that wasnt the only thing they were. Music is still pretty fire obviously Riot music is on top of their game.
Rhaast is kind of like the manifestation of kayn's impulses also I look forward to the day a shadow assassin design is actually really good
Best skin idea ever still hasnt come to pass, Farmer Soraka.
the clip of tobias fate screaming "MAN GO IN" will never not be funny to me
This video reminded me of the Men go in clip, and I love it more than I did.
Oh yeah, the skins are cool too. Phel and Ez have gotta be my favorite for sound design reasons.
1:33 Brazil mentioned?
(Insert brazil mentioned Mordekaiser image)
Ik its sounds dumb but i hope we get a punk rock theme band sometime.
Think style and personality of misfits and the aesthetics and music of the gorillaz.
Illune is their manager and Yone is their producer.
Heartsteel Sett makes me question my sexuality a little bit
Anyway Heartsteel is probably my second favorite band after Pentakill, not because of the music (don't get me wrong though, Paranoia fucking SLAPS), but because of the character dynamics. I love watching these five himbos and Yone fucking around and messing with each other, they feel like an actual group of friends.
My first theory as to how thye were going to introduce some sort of "narrative" within the Kayn skin was that Rhaast would be the form he adopted if he decided to leave the band to pursue a solo carreer while Shadow Assassin was him embracing Heartsteel to the fullest and becoming the fan favorite. But "intrusive thoughts Rhaast" is a pretty fun codnept, I have to admit.
1:56 aphelios on the green mask honestly made me laugh more than it should and i don't know why 😂? Make me think he and alune would look great in a crime city nightmare skin and a mafia suit and make alune the mafia leader
Be awsome if they made a glam metal group based off Motley Crue, Ratt, and that sorta era
a caddicarus reference?! in a nickyboi video?! this must be my lucky day
I would like to play Devils Advocate and say that Ahri got her Spirit Blossom Legendary one month before her KDA All Out skin, so Sett getting HEARTSTEEL 3 months after Soul Fighter isn’t the most egregious example… but yeah other champions probably should’ve gotten more skins instead
Ezreal has a legendary, Yone has multiple legendaries, Kayn has a legendary, Sett has a legendary, K'sante is too new, Aphelios doesn't have a legendary. So obviously that means give Kayn another legendary.
Ngl, I really thing Aphelios if haf gotten the legendary skin treatment, it would've been so sick. Even have more interaction(even if he can't talk) with alune in his emotes or something. You know, something to make the skin feel alive. Don't get me wrong, it looks cool. But idk. Heck I'm sure all the other band skins have different dance emotes to their base skin. When I say band skins, I mean true dmg and kda.
Oh my god,6 skins 6 minute,nice job nick you are back at the rapid fire format again
"It should have been Taric" NickyBASED as usual king. 👑
summary: hot men boy band + female ghost writer + cute dog
Should have replaced yone with RAKAN! Given him the prestige too. But I can never be mad about more settphel
Rhaast is the introsive thoughts winning
I feel like Kayn could've gone down the Slipping Musician Road, with one of his Transformations having references to substance abuse and selfdestructive behaviour, with the other transformation being him leaving the Showbiz and becoming a... family man, occasional Karaoke singer sort-of guy.
My only question is WHERE THE HELL IS MY GRAGAS LEAD SINGER
i love that kayn still banters with rhaast even when you pick form, its a nice change. anyways i love it
4:19 The Joke Answer is "Skitzo Kayn" but I'm glad they aren't going that path and just not explaining it
You see Nick, the logic behind his weapons is that he's the quiet kid who's just ONE minor inconvenience away from using them
That Tobias clip was on par, definitely caught me slackin
Imagine a perfect parallel universe, taric in heartsteel instead of sett
Or Taric instead of K'Sante, since Sett has been the one everyone wanted in the boyband one since the idea first came about...
3:14 I would personally argue that Yone is the out of place one and Sett Support with Aphil is alright but that's just me.
(R.I.P. Taric tho)
Ah a fellow Caddicarus enjoyer ai? I see you have good TH-cam taste
god that necrit hehe was amzing
just happy to see Necrit, both of you are precious
Kayn not getting a 10/10 for the TAKE OFF YOUR SHIRT KAYN line is probably the worst take youve given yet :(
Ezreal and Aphelios (safe for his stash of weapons) are amazing. Kayn is pretty funny if you think about their banter is just him talking to himself like a schizo (like Tenma and Albino LMFAO) Sett is there. K'sante looks cool, and finally who's the last one?
4:26 my personal explanation is some kind of multiple personality disorder like DID
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I've been waiting for this boy band to happen for years omfg
Ironcially enough Riot doesn’t miss when it comes to them making music groups and concepts for them. A fire line
That Chrome for Ezreal...fucking DIO from JJBA! xDDDD
"If they're the same person, why do they still talk to each other?"
One does not have a *demon* alter ego and not hear the voices.
Everyone got it wrong
Rhaast is not his Alter Ego
He is The Voices
Everything about K’sante screams “Club Bouncer” rather than “leader” to me. I still really like the skin though.
Sett is my most played champ. Morde and Fiddle are the only ones coming close. but even as a Sett main I gotta say, give the boy some room to breathe riot. like damn he gets skins so often. i feel bad for other champs who rarely get skins
"If they are the same person completely separate entities,¿Why are they still talking to each other?"
I do that with my subconscious, so that's just funny not a real deal breaker